Moral Dilemma

In Julius Caesar, Brutus faces a moral dilemma. Does he stick with his good friend Caesar, or work for the good of Rome? If i were in his position, I would do what was best for my country. By choosing to do what is est for Rome, I would have to then kill Caesar. In act two, scene one Brutus is thinking aloud to himself over this dilemma. He refers to Caesar as a snake. "just as poisonous snakes tend to come out into the open on bright sunny days—which means we have to walk carefully." I think this means that you have to be careful about Caesar, even when he seems to be doing no harm yet. He also says, "To be honest, I've never known Caesar to let his emotions get the better of his reason. But everyone knows that an ambitious young man uses humility to advance himself, but when he reaches the top, he turns his back on his supporters and reaches for the skies while scorning those who helped him get where he is. Caesar might act like that. Therefore, in case he does, we must hold him back." I think here, he is referring to what has happened in the past. He is worried that Caesar will turn on them once he has power. Lastly, Brutus states, "And therefore we should liken him to a serpent's egg—once it has hatched, it becomes dangerous, like all serpents. Thus we must kill him while he's still in the shell." Here, he is again referring to Caeser as a snake. It is like the old saying, "better safe than sorry." He wants Rome to be safe no matter who comes to power. Therefor he has to kill Caeser to save his country.
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